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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Today's Top Stories

LucasArts exits ESA

Star Wars publisher says leaving gaming industry body but will attend this year's E3.
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Posted May 16, 2008 3:22 pm PT 57 Comments

Sony lays out '08, early '09 lineup

Publisher confirms stateside delays for Killzone 2 and LittleBigPlanet, dates Resistance 2, PS3 Buzz! for fall.
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Posted May 16, 2008 11:15 am PT 223 Comments

Family Game Night at EA's house

Hasbro-themed compilation includes Yahtzee, Boggle, Battleship, and more on Wii, PS2.
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Posted May 16, 2008 3:53 pm PT 13 Comments

Analyst: PS3, 360 due for price cuts

Declining sales despite GTAIV launch used as evidence that the market is saturated at current price points.
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Posted May 16, 2008 2:20 pm PT 218 Comments

Mass Effect PC golden

BioWare and Demiurge Studios collaboration enters production in advance of May 28 North American release on PCs.
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Posted May 16, 2008 3:35 pm PT 52 Comments

DBZ demo Bursts onto XBL, PSN

Free sampler for first high-def installment in publisher's long-running Dragon Ball Z franchise now available in advance of June 10 release.
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Posted May 16, 2008 4:49 pm PT 27 Comments

$599 MGS4 HLE bundle online-exclusive

"Highly Limited Edition" package of 40GB gunmetal gray PS3 and Kojima-developed stealth-action game only available via publisher's Web site; preorders start Monday, May 17.
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Posted May 16, 2008 3:18 pm PT 151 Comments

Metallic rose added to DS rainbow

New shade of pink previously available only as limited-edition Nintendogs bundle now a regular stand-alone offering for Nintendo's popular portable.
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Posted May 16, 2008 12:18 pm PT 23 Comments

NHL 2K9 covered by Columbus star

Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash leads the charge for 2K Sports' revamp of veteran hockey franchise.
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Posted May 16, 2008 12:50 pm PT 19 Comments

NPD: US game revs spike on GTAIV

Rockstar's latest sells 2.85M, pushing total industry growth in April to 47 percent.
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Posted May 15, 2008 4:40 pm PT 423 Comments

Shuhei Yoshida new PlayStation studio president

Senior vice president assumes the vacancy left at worldwide studios after Phil Harrison's departure.
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Posted May 16, 2008 2:32 am PT 29 Comments

Georgia law aims to lure game makers

Peach State adopts new tax breaks for entertainment projects from film and TV to music and games.
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Posted May 16, 2008 11:15 am PT 42 Comments

Konami staging Rock Revolution this fall

Japanese publisher taking on Rock Band, Guitar Hero with "most realistic" instruments for PS3 and Xbox 360, air guitar/drumming for Wii, vocals, and "stylus gestures" for DS.
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Posted May 15, 2008 12:10 pm PT 173 Comments

GTAIV album announced

DJ Green Lantern to release 16-track compilation of tunes from and inspired by the game, coming May 20.
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Posted May 16, 2008 4:18 am PT 116 Comments

Konami confirms Castlevania DS

Following last month's ESRB rating, publisher drops details on Order of Ecclesia, slated for Nintendo's platform this fall.
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Posted May 15, 2008 5:03 pm PT 55 Comments

Guitar Hero 4 instruments, song creation detailed

Latest Game Informer spills beans on cymbal-enabled drum kit, character and guitar creation, song-creation toolset, and music sharing.
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Posted May 15, 2008 1:26 pm PT 237 Comments

DDR taps out 10 years, three new games

Konami ushering in franchise's decade of dancing this fall with DDRX on PS2, DDR Universe 3 on Xbox 360, and DDR Hottest Party 2 on Wii.
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Posted May 15, 2008 3:50 pm PT 26 Comments

PS3 plugs into YouTube

[UPDATE] Newest feature for Sony's console allows for in-game video recording for direct upload to Google's popular video-sharing site.
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Posted May 15, 2008 1:27 pm PT 135 Comments

Second WOW expansion 'scheduled' for '08

Blizzard parent Vivendi is planning to ship Wrath of the Lich King in "second half" of the current year; Blizzard revs near $100 million per month.
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Posted May 14, 2008 5:08 pm PT 126 Comments

Konami grows full-year finances

Metal Gear Solid 4 publisher sees 6 percent revenue growth to $2.8 billion on strong games business; profits jump 13 percent to $175 million.
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Posted May 15, 2008 11:39 am PT 55 Comments

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Spot On: Putting the "super" in superhero games

Action-packed comic adventures should fit gaming like a spandex jumpsuit, so why do so many of them turn downright villainous?

Posted May 9, 2008 5:04 pm PT 177 Comments

Shippin' Out May 12-16: WiiWare, Chronicles of Narnia

Downloadable titles dominate the week as headliners join We Ski, Deca Sports, and Castle of Shikigami III on Wii, Drone Tactics, Myst on DS.

Posted May 12, 2008 12:48 pm PT 17 Comments

Activision annual sales near $3 billion

Guitar Hero III, Call of Duty 4 boost publisher's year-long sales 92 percent; $602.5 million in Q4 revenues nearly doubles prior year's.

Posted May 8, 2008 2:58 pm PT 48 Comments

COD5 invading 'new theater,' next 007 COD4-powered

Publisher confirms follow-up to Infinity Ward's modern-warfare shooter will have new setting on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, and DS; COD4 engine to power next James Bond game, due this fall.

Posted May 8, 2008 5:32 pm PT 529 Comments

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ATAR	1.63	-0.01	-0.61%
ATVI	32.94	-0.55	-1.64%
ERTS	49.60	-1.92	-3.73%
GME	53.87	-1.58	-2.85%
MSFT	29.99	-0.46	-1.51%
MWY	2.20	-0.03	-1.35%
SNE	49.50	-1.03	-2.04%
THQI	18.85	+0.15	0.80%
TTWO	27.10	-0.23	-0.84%